You know it has lasted too long
This crisis that dropped on the world
We were not made to function under such stress
Only for a short while, but this is so very long
The mental shift is the greatest obstacle
It’s a daily dose of fear and story telling
Our children have anxiety and panic
My friend saw a young man jump from the bridge
He put his mask on as he ran from his car
To jump off the bridge
We are losing our minds
Children are ending their lives
Marriages are ending at an all time high
Abuse abounds
The mask police glare at you when yours slips
Road rage people are on a path of destruction
Friends sprew vile words on social media
They would never say in person
They disown eachother over politics
The manipulators take advantage of us all
We see them on TV telling us who and what to believe
People are glued to TVs and radios
We can’t hang out together
They tell us how many family members
Can come for the holidays
Violate that and your neighbor will report you
We can’t see our parents in thier homes
They are passing away with strangers
While we weep over a river of injustice
We’ve given up on our dreams
Lost our businesses and homes
Forget about a vacation
They won’t let you stay in their hotel
You can’t cross the state lines
You must quaranteen yourself
You’ve forgotten what it feels like to laugh
That deep belly cleansing laugh
Your friends restaurant just shut down
Your brothers store he had for 30 years
Was looted and burned down
Your cousins son the cop just got shot
You know the one who always wanted to help people
Right is now wrong
Wrong is now right
You can’t talk about what’s happening
Someone might beat you up
God forbid you have your own opinion
Need I continue to say it out loud
But then something rises up inside me
I run to nature, she always embraces me
The sunrises and sunsets
Remind us that the world is moving on
This too shall pass
And I feel the power of my own mind
As it clears in the presence of the trees
I see the animals going about thier day
Life is going on, and it shall for us too
We will never be the same again
After all we have been through
But we will be stronger and more equipt
To believe in the moments that inspire
We will not take things for granted
For those whose vile minds
Produced vile words and deeds
I do not know what will become of them
But for the ones who are still trying to create magic
To show the children how to overcome
Who do not spread the fear
Who teach and project faith in humanity
Who celebrate our diversity
For the souls that still have love
They are even now pressing on
Carrying their loved ones along
We shall overcome this time
We must stay strong
We must believe in the power of love
And never give up
The sun still rises, and sets
There is something greater than ourselves at work
Hold on to hope
That feeling of expectation and desire
For peace and healing to flow
Throughout our land
Don’t lose sight of it
We’re in this together
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